About Program

THE DIRECTORS SERIES is an educational collection of video and text essays by filmmaker Cameron Beyl exploring the works of contemporary and classic film directors.

CHRIS NOLAN: THE NON-LINEAR NEO-NOIRS

Part 1: THE NON-LINEAR NEO-NOIRS is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his pair of breakout independent neo-noirs:

DOODLEBUG (1997)FOLLOWING (1998)MEMENTO (2000)

CHRIS NOLAN: THE BLOCKBUSTERS BEGIN

Part 2: THE BLOCKBUSTERS BEGIN is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his trailblazing forays into big-budget studio filmmaking:

INSOMNIA (2002)BATMAN BEGINS (2005)THE PRESTIGE (2006)

CHRIS NOLAN: THE COLOSSAL CORNERSTONES

Part 3: THE COLOSSAL CORNERSTONES is the third chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his zeitgeist-defining pair of complex blockbusters:

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)INCEPTION (2010)

CHRIS NOLAN: THE APOCALYPTIC EPICS

Part 4: THE APOCALYPTIC EPICS is the fourth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his pair of big-screen opuses with super-sized stakes:

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) INTERSTELLAR (2014)

CHRIS NOLAN: PRESENT TENSION

Part 5: PRESENT TENSION is the fifth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his minimalist war opus, DUNKIRK (2017):